avidity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English avidite, from Old French avidite (modern French avidité), from Latin aviditās (“avidity, covetousness”), equivalent to avid +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈvɪdɪti/ === Noun === avidity (usually uncountable, plural avidities) Greediness; strong appetite. Eagerness; intenseness of desire. (biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins. ==== Synonyms ==== (intenseness of desire): eagerness, alacrity, enthusiasm, liveliness ==== Translations ====